From Alternative Press.
WEST ORANGE, NJ - Essex County has announced plans for its annual Deer
Management Program to be conducted in South Mountain Reservation on
January 21, 23, 28 and 30, and in Hilltop Reservation and Old Hospital
Center Site on February 4, 6, 11, and 13.
The reservations will be closed on those dates for the public's safety.
Experienced marksmen will be on site during those days to reduce the
deer population.
Citing ecological issues, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo noted,
"We have been very successful in reducing the deer population in our
reservations to a manageable level, which has enabled us to transition
our program from aggressively removing deer and scaling it back to where
our goal is to maintain the population. While we have made tremendous
progress, it is important to continue this maintenance mode to preserve
the forest habitat and maintain our reservations as viable resources for
recreation and open space. Since we started in 2008, we have removed
922 deer from our reservations, started a program to accelerate the
re-growth of our forests and introduced a pilot program to reduce
traffic accidents involving deer. The over abundance of deer affects all
of our communities, and our program provides a comprehensive approach
to address the problem.”
And see this News12 Report
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